diff --git a/spock/backend/base.py b/spock/backend/base.py
index 1ab52c0d..87e9739e 100644
--- a/spock/backend/base.py
+++ b/spock/backend/base.py
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ def __init__(self, **kwargs):
         super(Spockspace, self).__init__(**kwargs)
 
     def __repr__(self):
+        # Remove aliases in YAML dump
+        yaml.Dumper.ignore_aliases = lambda *args: True
         return yaml.dump(self.__dict__, default_flow_style=False)
 
 
diff --git a/spock/handlers.py b/spock/handlers.py
index 2c0bb58a..b67aca08 100644
--- a/spock/handlers.py
+++ b/spock/handlers.py
@@ -97,6 +97,8 @@ def save(self, out_dict, path):
         *Returns*:
 
         """
+        # Remove aliases in YAML dump
+        yaml.Dumper.ignore_aliases = lambda *args: True
         yaml.dump(out_dict, path, default_flow_style=False)